Canadian Forces looking to recruit race-car drivers

That armoured tank in your rear-view mirror may be about to pop a wheelie.

The Canadian military wants some of its soldiers to learn racing-car techniques, and is looking for professionals to show them how.

In a notice today, National Defence says it wants at least five trainers with high-performance vehicles and access to a tough track to demonstrate how to avoid obstacles, manage tight turns and stop on a dime.

The $100,000 contract to be signed in November is to give soldiers a better chance against insurgents and others.

Other military forces in the United States, New Zealand and Australia also offer rally-sport driving instruction to their enlisted men and women.

Canadian Forces personnel have had accidents previously in light armoured vehicles known as LAV IIIs, which have rolled over causing injuries and deaths blamed on driver inexperience.